TMUA/CTMUA D513/01

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November 2020 75 minutes

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1 Which of the following is an expression for the first derivative with respect to x of

x3 − 5x2
√
2x x

√
x
A −
2
√
x
B
4
3x − 5
C √
4 x
√
3 x−5
D √
4 x
√
3 x − 10
E √
3 x

3x2 − 10x
F √
3 x

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2 (2x + 1) and (x − 2) are factors of 2x3 + px2 + q

What is the value of 2p + q ?

A −10

B − 38
5

C − 22
3

D 22
3

E 38
5

F 10

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3 Find the complete set of values of x for which

(x + 4)(x + 3)(1 − x) > 0 and (x + 2)(x − 2) < 0

A 1<x<2

B −2 < x < 1

C −2 < x < 2

D x < −2 or x > 1

E x < −4 or x > 2

F x < −4 or − 3 < x < 1

G −4 < x < −2 or x > 1

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4 The 1st , 2nd and 3rd terms of a geometric progression are also the 1st , 4th and 6th
terms, respectively, of an arithmetic progression.

The sum to infinity of the geometric progression is 12.

Find the 1st term of the geometric progression.

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

E 5

F 6

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5 The curve S has equation

y = px2 + 6x − q

where p and q are constants.

S has a line of symmetry at x = − 14 and touches the x-axis at exactly one point.

What is the value of p + 8q ?

A 6

B 18

C 21

D 25

E 38

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6 Find the maximum value of the function

1
f(x) =
52x − 4(5x ) + 7

A 1
7

B 1
4

C 1
3

D 3

E 4

F 7

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7 Given that

23x = 8(y+3)

and

16(y+1)
4(x+1) =
8(y+3)

what is the value of x + y ?

A −23

B −22

C −15

D −14

E −11

F −10

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8 The function f is defined for all real x as

f(x) = (p − x)(x + 2)

Find the complete set of values of p for which the maximum value of f(x) is
less than 4.

√ √
A −2 − 4 2 < p < −2 + 4 2
√ √
B −2 − 2 2 < p < −2 + 2 2
√ √
C −2 5 < p < 2 5

D −6 < p < 2

E −4 < p < 0

F −2 < p < 2

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9 The quadratic expression x2 − 14x + 9 factorises as (x − α)(x − β), where α and β
are positive real numbers.
√ √
Which quadratic expression can be factorised as (x − α )(x − β ) ?

√
A x2 − 10x + 3
√
B x2 − 14x + 3
√
C x2 − 20x + 3

D x2 − 178x + 81

E x2 − 176x + 81

F x2 + 196x + 81

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10 The following sequence of transformations is applied to the curve y = 4x2
 
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1. Translation by
−5

2. Reflection in the x-axis

3. Stretch parallel to the x-axis with scale factor 2

What is the equation of the resulting curve?

A y = −x2 + 12x − 31

B y = −x2 + 12x − 41

C y= x2 + 12x + 31

D y= x2 + 12x + 41

E y = −16x2 + 48x − 31

F y = −16x2 + 48x − 41

G y= 16x2 − 48x + 31

H y= 16x2 − 48x + 41

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11 The quadratic function shown passes through (2, 0) and (q, 0), where q > 2.

R
x
2 q
S

What is the value of q such that the area of region R equals the area of region S ?

√
A 6

B 3

C 18
5

D 4

E 6

F 33
5

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12 How many real solutions are there to the equation

√
3 cos x = x

where x is in radians?

A 0

B 1

C 2

D 3

E 4

F 5

G infinitely many

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13 Find the coefficient of x2 y 4 in the expansion of (1 + x + y 2 )7

A 6

B 10

C 21

D 35

E 105

F 210

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14 The area enclosed between the line y = mx and the curve y = x3 is 6.

What is the value of m ?

A 2

B 4
√
C 3
√
D 6
√
E 2 3
√
F 2 6

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15 Find the positive difference between the two real values of x for which

  2
4 1
(log2 x) + 12 log2 − 26 = 0
x

A 4

B 16

C 15
4

D 17
4

E 255
16

F 257
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16 The circle C1 has equation (x + 2)2 + (y − 1)2 = 3

The circle C2 has equation (x − 4)2 + (y − 1)2 = 3

The straight line l is a tangent to both C1 and C2 and has positive gradient.

The acute angle between l and the x-axis is θ

Find the value of tan θ

A 1
2

B 2
√
C 2
2

√
D 2
√
E 2
6

√
F 3
6

√
G 3
3

√
H 3

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17 Find the complete set√of values of m in terms of c such that the graphs of
y = mx + c and y = x have two points of intersection.

A 0<m< 1
4c

B 0 < m < 4c2

C m> 1
4c

D m< 1
4c

E m > 4c2

F m < 4c2

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18 Find the number of solutions and the sum of the solutions of the equation

1 − 2 cos2 x = | cos x |

where 0 ≤ x ≤ 180◦

A Number of solutions = 2 Sum of solutions = 180◦

B Number of solutions = 2 Sum of solutions = 240◦

C Number of solutions = 3 Sum of solutions = 180◦

D Number of solutions = 3 Sum of solutions = 360◦

E Number of solutions = 4 Sum of solutions = 240◦

F Number of solutions = 4 Sum of solutions = 360◦

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19 Find the lowest positive integer for which x2 − 52x − 52 is positive.

A 26

B 27

C 51

D 52

E 53

F 54

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20 For how many values of a is the equation

(x − a)(x2 − x + a) = 0

satisfied by exactly two distinct values of x ?

A 0

B 1

C 2

D 3

E 4

F more than 4

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